2024-11-20-01-26

The real and present killer

Bomb blasts. Shoot-outs. Missiles. All are killers. When they happen, there is uproar. There is panic. There are... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:27am

2024-11-20-01-26

Punjab Agricultural Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024

The Punjab Agricultural Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 is a significant legislative initiative aimed at ... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:29am

2024-11-20-01-26

Reserves increased from two weeks to two months, bravo!

A beaming Finance Minister and former President of the country’s largest bank proudly announced that the foreign... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:32am

2024-11-20-01-26

Smog: Who’s responsible?

Smog choking Pakistan’s major urban hubs is a tragedy that has been decades in the making, rooted in poor policy... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:51am

2024-11-20-01-26

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Each Pakistani woman has 6.2 children in her lifetime… .’

“I would advise amending the constitution or laws – I am not sure what is applicable.” “I know what you are... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:25am

2024-11-19-02-27

Problems with IMF projections—II

The previous article had highlighted the problems with the macroeconomic projections by the IMF in the Staff Report... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 06:59am

2024-11-19-02-27

Adieu Khaled Ahmed!

My friend, Editor, journalist of 40 years standing, Khaled Ahmed passed away on Sunday night, November 17, 2024. He... Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:06am

2024-11-19-01-20

Keeping the lights on: understanding ancillary services in power grid

With distributed generation on the rise, consumers now play dual roles as both energy producers and consumers, ... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 07:24am

2024-11-19-01-20

Clearing the air: A plan to combat smog in Punjab

The smog that engulfs Punjab every winter has grown from an environmental issue into a full-scale crisis, ... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:46am

2024-11-19-12-18

PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The decision to vote is taken by a different part of the brain…’

“So if you can’t get 10,000 bodies as a member of the national assembly, 5000 if you are a member of the... Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:35am

2024-11-18-12-30

Measures aimed at checking inflation

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2024 was 7.2 percent against 6.9 percent the month before – a rise of... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

2024-11-18-12-30

PIA sell-off challenge: crash-landing was long in the making

Six months ago, the buzz in Islamabad was that foreign airline giants were lining up to acquire a seemingly... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

2024-11-18-12-03

Agri-food value chain and role of pulping industry

The world’s food production has reached 4 billion metric tons per year, of which 1.3 billion tons is wasted. As ... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

2024-11-18-12-03

Pakistan’s tobacco control dilemma

Pakistan’s struggle with tobacco control reveals how industry interference and policymaker susceptibility can... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

2024-11-17-01-16

Bangladesh’s textile triumph

To understand the disparities in textile exports between Pakistan and Bangladesh, it is essential to examine several... Updated 17 Nov, 2024 06:16am

2024-11-16-01-26

SAARC is no longer relevant

That SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) has been facing since 2016 a situation in which any... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:19am

2024-11-16-01-26

Preparing for smog

In the early days of Pakistan, we did not have the luxury of Sui gas. I still remember my mother cooking on coals ... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:20am

2024-11-16-01-26

Harnessing rice crop residues for agricultural and environmental prosperity

Rice is vital for Pakistan and India due to its role as a staple food, contributing to food security for millions.... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:09am

2024-11-16-01-26

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The profundity of a uniform

“I tire easily, suffer from bone and joint pain, excessive urination…” “It could be the smog in Punjab –... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:27am

2024-11-15-01-50

Countering sales tax frauds

Globally, tax crimes have always been a significant threat to economic stability and governance. These offences that... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:11am

2024-11-15-01-50

Existential threats, and need for 10-year economic, environmental, and epidemiological plan

The federal minister for planning and development, Ahsan Iqbal, reportedly indicated that the Prime Minister will... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:12am

2024-11-15-01-50

Decentralising power: a provincial pathway for Pakistan’s energy future

Pakistan’s energy sector is at a crossroads, with a decades-long struggle to privatise its Distribution Companies... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:16am

2024-11-15-01-50

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Raja Parvez Ashraf completed his term

“Two men who hate each other, Biden and Trump, met up.” “That’s tradition, isn’t it – the incoming and the outgoing... Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

2024-11-14-12-52

No surprise in the surprise visit

The only surprise in the IMF team’s surprise visit to Pakistan this week was that it took the trouble to jolt the... Updated 14 Nov, 2024 07:15am

2024-11-14-12-52

Democracy under attack

Despite its shortcomings democracy is widely hailed as the best-known system of governance known to mankind. It... Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

2024-11-14-02-09

A royal bond

Media stories about the possibility of King Charles’ South Asian visit next year that may bring him to Pakistan have... Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:37am

2024-11-14-12-20

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Brown Pope’s decision

“I propose Nishan-e-Haider, the highest military award, for the Brown Pope.” “He is not in the military has never... Updated 14 Nov, 2024 06:54am

2024-11-13-01-20

The ‘Trump card’

Close. Neck to neck. Touch and go. These were the general comments till the last vote was cast on 5th November in... Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:12am